FNUS75 KMSO 141849
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1249 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1134 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY AGAIN TODAY WITH INCREASING WEST WINDS.
WINDS WILL PEAK WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH THIS EVENING. A COLD
FRONT FROM THE NORTH WILL CAUSE EAST WINDS ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND
INCREASING CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT. SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE...BUT A WETTING RAIN IS UNLIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE BECOMING WEST 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-11 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA OLIVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.CEDAR.01/MSO